Plans for city roads to have speed reduction

The speed limit on parts of Stoneleigh Road and Gibbet Hill Road in Coventry could be reduced

Plans have been unveiled to further reduce speeds on certain roads in Coventry.

Two streets, including one with some of the city's most expensive private properties, could see their speed limits switch from 40mph to 30mph.

According to the council, the proposed change to parts of Stoneleigh Road and Gibbet Hill Road would slow traffic and make the routes "better and safer" for cyclists and walkers.

It has come amid concerns from residents and changes to speed limits nearby, the authority said.

Gibbet Hill Road has only a short section with a 40mph limit remaining, but the whole route would adopt the 30mph measure under plans.

Stoneleigh Road would also revert to the national 30mph speed limit from the city’s boundary to its junction with Kenilworth Road, if plans get the go-ahead.

This part of the road mainly goes past homes, maps show.

Stoneleigh Road was dubbed Coventry’s “millionaire’s row” by local media in May.

The plans can be seen on the council’s website and were lodged on 1 August.

Any objections must be made before 22 August, the notice states.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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